STEAMED SHRIMPS WITH HERBS

This recipe is so simple yet tasteful and easy, it's perfect for busy evenings or quick lunches, weekdays, weekends or hectic family gatherings and even potlucks!

It has all the flavors, softness and juiciness that take your regular shrimp to the next level of delicious and easy. Get your plates ready and take your shrimp steamer to plate in a matter of minutes, The best thing is that you can steam, grill, sauté these shrimp and still get amazing taste of garlic, herbs and shrimp mixed together, it won't lose flavor.

Peeling and deveining your shrimp is really most of the work you'll do in this recipe and if you can find these already precleaned and ready for cooking then it won't get much easier than that! Mix all of the ingredients for the rub, put it on your shrimp and steam. That's it, you're done! Open the steamer lid and eat it right out of your steamer basket, it's so good, soft and delicious!

Have it with your salad, rice, or anything else your heart desires. Let's get started, your fork is waiting!

Bon appetite!

Prep Time3

Cook Time5

Total Time8

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Keyword: easy shrimp dinner, easy shrimp lunch, shrimp with herbs, steamed shrimp

Servings: servings

Calories: 99kcal

Equipment

1 Steamer pot

Ingredients

1 lbs extra large shrimp peeled and deveined
1 tsp paprika
3 tsp garlic grated
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 TBSP lime juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup vinegar or 1 can of beer

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix together paprika, garlic, Italian herbs, basil, salt, pepper and lime juice.
Carefully cover shrimp in seasoning mix.
Pour water, beer and place bay leaf in the bottom of a steamer. Bring to a boil. Add shrimp to the steamer basket, cover with a lid and steam for about 3-5 minutes or until they have a nice pink color.
Serve while hot. Enjoy!

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